xx, 316 pages : 28 cm

Students of the social and behavioural sciences will find this textbook an easy to read, use and understand introduction to data gathering and analysis

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index

The role and importance of research -- The research process : coming to terms -- Selecting a problem and reviewing the research -- The importance of practicing ethics in research -- Sampling and generalizability -- Measurement, reliability, and validity -- Methods of measuring behavior -- Data collection and descriptive statistics -- Introducing inferential statistics -- Nonexperimental research : descriptive and correlational methods -- Nonexperimental research : qualitative methods -- Pre- and true experimental research methods -- Quasi-experimental research : a close cousin to experimental research -- Writing a research proposal -- Writing a research manuscript

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